2007 RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, March 10
SCOTLAND v IRELAND, Murrayfield, 1.30pm (live RTE Two/BBC One)
...Teams to be announced...
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Touch Judges: Nigel Owens (Wales), Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television Match Official: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Head-To-Head:
Played - 119
Scotland Won - 61
Ireland Won - 52
Drawn - 5
Abandoned - 1
Biggest Wins In The Series:
Scotland - Points And Margin: 38-10 (1997)
Ireland - Points: 44-22 (2000); Margin: 36-6 (2003)
Scotland v Ireland Since 2002:
2002 - Ireland won 43-22, Lansdowne Road
2003 - Ireland won 36-6, Murrayfield
2003 - Ireland won 29-10, Murrayfield (RWC warm-up)
2004 - Ireland won 37-16, Lansdowne Road
2005 - Ireland won 40-13, Murrayfield
2006 - Ireland won 15-9, Lansdowne Road
Biggest Wins And Losses In The International Championship:
Scotland:
Win - Points: 38-10 v Ireland (1997); Margin: 38-10 v Ireland (1997), 31-3 v France (1912)
Loss - Points: 16-51 v France (1998); Margin: 3-43 v England (2001)
Ireland:
Win - Points And Margin: 60-13 v Italy (2000)
Loss - Points: 18-50 v England (2000); Margin: 6-46 v England (1997)
Composite Six Nations Record (2000-2007):
Scotland - Played 38, Won 12, Drawn 1, Lost 25
Ireland - Played 38, Won 27, Drawn 0, Lost 11
Form Guide From 2006 Six Nations:
Scotland:
France (6N) home - won 20-16
Wales (6N) away - lost 18-28
England (6N) home - won 18-12
Ireland (6N) away - lost 9-15
Italy (6N) home - won 13-10
South Africa away - lost 16-36
South Africa away - lost 15-29
Romania home - won 48-6
Pacific Islanders home - won 34-22
Australia home - lost 15-44
England (6N) away - lost 20-42
Wales (6N) home - won 21-9
Italy (6N) home - lost 17-37
Ireland:
Italy (6N) home - won 26-16
France (6N) away - lost 31-43
Wales (6N) home - won 31-5
Scotland (6N) home - won 15-9
England (6N) away - won 28-24
New Zealand away - lost 23-34
New Zealand away - lost 17-27
Australia away - lost 15-37
South Africa home - won 32-15
Australia home - won 21-6
Pacific Islanders home - won 61-17
Wales (6N) away - won 19-9
France (6N) home - lost 17-20
England (6N) home - won 43-13
Most Capped Players:
Scotland:
82 - Gregor Townsend, Scott Murray
75 - Gordon Bulloch
72 - Chris Paterson
71 - Stuart Grimes
65 - Scott Hastings
70 - Kenny Logan
61 - Gavin Hastings, Doddie Weir, Tom Smith
60 - Craig Chalmers, Bryan Redpath
57 - Jason White
Ireland:
83 - Malcolm O'Kelly
74 - Peter Stringer
72 - David Humphreys, Brian O'Driscoll, Girvan Dempsey
71 - John Hayes
70 - Kevin Maggs
69 - Ronan O'Gara, Mike Gibson
63 - Willie John McBride
All-Time Top Points Scorers:
Scotland:
667 - Gavin Hastings
539 - Chris Paterson
273 - Andy Irvine
220 - Kenny Logan
210 - Peter Dods
166 - Craig Chalmers
164 - Gregor Townsend
Ireland:
707 - Ronan O'Gara
560 - David Humphreys
308 - Michael Kiernan
296 - Eric Elwood
217 - Ollie Campbell
All-Time Top Try Scorers:
Scotland:
24 - Ian Smith, Tony Stanger
21 - Chris Paterson
17 - Gavin Hastings, Alan Tait, Gregor Townsend
Ireland:
29 - Brian O'Driscoll
27 - Denis Hickie
19 - Shane Horgan
17 - Geordan Murphy, Brendan Mullin
15 - Girvan Dempsey, Keith Wood, Kevin Maggs
14 - George Stephenson